Fountain-pen holder



Jan. 4", 1927.

FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER Filed Feb. 1 1926 patented Jan. 4, 1927.

UNITED STATES JOHN B. MATTSON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

FOUNTAIN-PEN HOLDER.

Application filed February 18, 1926.

This invention relates to devices for holding fountain pens.

It is the chief object of the invention to devise an article of this character which will facilitate the carrying of a fountain pen in such a manner that it shall be available for instant use, while still guarding the pen from injury and protecting the clothing from ink. It is also an object of the invention to dispense with the usual fountain pen cap.

The nature of the invention will be readily understood from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, and the novel features will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fountain pen holder embodying this invention with a pen positioned therein;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the holder without the pen;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a holder of a slightly different construction; 1

Fig. 4: is a view partly in side elevation and partly in vertical cross-section of another modification; and

Fig. 5 is a top view of the construction shown in Fig. 3.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and2, the construction there shown comprises a guard 2 made of some relatively resilient sheet material, such for example, as celluloid. This guard is designed to receive both the upper end of the barrel 3 of a fountain pen and also the metal pen 4, hereinafter referred to as the pen point. Extending downwardly from the guard is a relatively thin shank 5, curved in horizontal cross-section, and preferably formed integral with the guard 2. This shank terminates at its lower end in a shallow socket 6, the side walls of which are integral with the shank. If desired, the bottom also may be made integral with the side walls, but, as shown, a small U-shaped metal strap 7 is placed inside this socket with the opposite extremities turned over the upper edges of the walls of the socket and clinched firmly to said "walls, the lower part of this strap forming a support for the lower end of the barrel 3. This socket need be only very shallow since its function is to support the end of the pen both laterally and vertically and to hold it in the proper relationship to the guard. 23.:

Serial No. 89,079.

It will be observed that the guard 2 is slotted vertically so that it is open at one side and it 153 provided with vertical wings 8 8 at opposite sides of said opening, these wings diverging from each other. Preferably the guard is provided with a clip, such asthatshown at 9, to permit it to be attached to a pocket in the clothing.

In using this device it is contemplated that the holder will be attached to the outside of the pocket, the clip 9 entering the pocket. The pen is mounted in the holder, as shown in Fig. 1, the cap being dispensed with, and while in this position the guard 2 effectually protects the pen point 4: from mechanical injury and also protects the clothing from coming in contact with the pen point where it might be smeared with ink. lVhen it is desired to use the pen, the upper end of the barrel 3 is grasped and is swung forward through the slot or opening between the wings 8-8 until it is clear of them, and the pen then is lifted out of the socket 6. This movement requires but an instant, and the fact that no cap is used on the pen permits the immediate use of the pen and obviates any delay that otherwise would be required in handling the cap. The pen may be replaced in the holder by a reversal of the movements above described. That is, the lower end of the barrel 3 is first inserted in the socket 6 and the upper end of the barrel isthen pressed through the slot between the wings 8-8, these wings guiding the pen and springing apart sufiiciently to admit it.

In order to protect the pen point 4 in case the holder should be dropped with the pen in it, I prefer to provide the guard 2 with a stop, such for example, as that shown at 10 in Figs. 1 and 2. This stop'may be conveniently made of celluloid, metal, hard rubber, or the like. It preferably is curved to fit inside the curved guard 2, and it also acts as a reinforcement for the guard at the point where the clip 9 is riveted to it. This stop is located just above the shoulder 12 at the upper end of the pen barrel. In the event of any movement of the pen toward. the upper end of the guard, such as might be caused by dropping the pen point downward While in the holder, the stop 10 would engage the shoulder 12 and effectually prevent any movement of the pen endwise through the guard far enough. to damage point 4.-

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The construction shown in Fig. 3 is en.- aclly like that shown in Figs. 1 and 2 except that the socket 6 has a bottom made of the same material as the walls thereof, and the wings of the guard 2 are slotted at Ll. This construction provides an upper pair of wings 8--8 and a lower pair 16 16 of greater resiliency to engage the upper end of the pen barrel. That is, assuming that the guard is made of the same material as the guard shown in Figs. 1 and 2, it is obvious that the .vings l61(' will not be as still;' as either the wings 8 or 8.

Fig. l shows a construction exactly like that shown in, Fig. 3 except that the wings have been divided transversely by the slot just below the stop ll), thus providing lower wings, one of which is shown at 17, similar to the wings 1(1-*1 6. With this construction any possibility of ink being snapped through the slotlo as the pen is placed in the holder is obviated. If desired, these wings I? may be so tensioned as to grip the upper end portion of the barrel 3, the wings 8 being spaced somewhat further apart so that they do not engage the end of the barrel.

It will now be appreciated that this invention provides a device which is very useful to any person who is making almost constant use of a fountain pen, as for example, clerks, salesmen, and the like. The fact that the pen is available for instant use, and that both the pen and the clothing are protected by the holder when the pen is not in use, are important practical advantages. The pen can be placed in the holder without even looking at it, the diverging wings serving to guide the upper part of the pen barrel. It is also a great convenience to be able to dispense with the cap. The pen does not appear to dry out materially faster without the cap than with it. lYhen the pen is not to be used for some time, the holder with the pen in it may be placed inside the pocket in the same manner in which a pen ordinarily is carried. it obvious that the device can be manufactured at a very reasonable expense.

lVhile I have herein shown and described the best en'ibodiment of my invention that I have so far devised, it will be evident that the invention may be embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit or scope thereof. For example, the guard may be so molded as to form a stop performing the same functions as the stop 10 so that a stop separate from the guard can be dis- This obviously, however, is the equivalent of the construction shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to claim as new is:

1. A fonnt'ain pen holder comprising a guard for the pen point, said guard being open at one side to permit the lateral introing downwardly from said guard, and ocltet at the lower end of said shanl; for receiving and supporting the end of said barrel opposite to said pen point.

A fountain pen holder comprising a guard for engaging the portion of the barrel adjacent to the pen point and protecting said pen point, said guard having an opening at one side thereof to permit the lateral introduction of the pen into or its removal from the. guard and being provided with resilient wings at opposite edges of said opening, and a part connected with said guard and extending downwardly therefrom and provided at its lower end with a shallow pocltet to receive the end of the barrel opposite to said pen point.

5. A fountain pen holder comprising a guard for engaging the portion of the barrel adjacent to the pen pointand protecting said pen point, said guard having an open ing at one side thereof to permit the lateral introduction of the pen into orits removal from the guard, wings integral with said guard and located at the opposite edges of said opening, said wings and guard being made of resilient sheet material, a shank integral with said guard and extending downwardly therefrom, a shallow socket at the lower end of said barrel opposite to said pen point, and a clip secured to said guard and adapted to fasten the holder to a pocket.

6. A fountain pen holder comprising a guard for receiving the end of'the pen barrel adjacent to the pen pointand protecting rid pen point, said guard having a slot at one side thereof to permit the lateral introduction or removal of the pen, a stop in said guard to cooperate with the pen barrel in limiting the movement of the pen cnd wise through the guard, and means connected withsaid guard for receiving and supporting the end of the pen barrel oppo site to said pen point.

7. A fountain pen holder comprising means for supporting a fountain pen barrel,

a guard connected with said means for protecting the pen point of the pen so supported, said guard being curved to partly surround said pen point and having a slot at one side thereof to permit the lateral introduction or removal of the pen, and a stop rigidly supported in said guard and located immediately above. the position occupied by the upper end of the pen barrel When it is in the holder.

8. A fountain pen holder comprising means for supporting a fountain pen barrel, a guard connected With said means for protecting the pen point of the pen so supported, said guard being curved to partly surround said pen point and having a slot at one side thereof to permit the lateral introduction or removal of the pen, said supporting means for the barrel including resilient members for embracing the upper end of the pen barrel When it is in the holder, and a stop rigidly supported in said guard and located immediately above the position occupied by the upper end of the pen barrel when it is in the holder.

9. A fountain pen holder comprising a guard for receiving the end of the pen barrel adjacent to'the pen point and for protecting said pen point, said guard being curved to partly surround said pen point and having a slot at one side thereof to permit the lateral introduction or removal of the pen,

means connected With said guard for receiving and supporting the end of the pen barrel opposite to said pen point, a stop in said guard for engaging the upper end of the pen barrel, and Wings integral with said guard and located at the opposite edges of said slot therein. said wings diverging outwardly from said slot and being divided transversely in the neighborhood of said stop, whereby upper and lower pairs of Wings are provided.

JOHN B. MATTSON. 

